Pali

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Noun

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เถร m

  1. Thai script form of thera

Declension

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Adjective

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เถร

  1. Thai script form of thera

Declension

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali thera (senior priest). Cognate with Lao ເຖນ (thēn), Old Khmer thera (senior bhikkhu), Modern Khmer ថេរ (thee).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเถร
e tʰ r
Phonemic
เถน
e tʰ n
[bound form]
เถ-ระ-
e tʰ – r a –
RomanizationPaiboontěentěe-rá-
Royal Institutethenthe-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰeːn˩˩˦/(R)/tʰeː˩˩˦.ra˦˥./
Homophonesเถน

Noun

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เถร (těen) (classifier รูป or องค์ or ตน)

  1. senior priest; high priest.
  2. (Buddhism) senior priest, especially one having been ordained for 10 years at least.

Derived terms

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